Mel Gibson is willing to admit that he slapped Oksana Grigorieva, but denies that he hit her. He slapped her "one time with an open hand because she was "hysterical." He says: "I did not hit Oksana with a closed fist, as she alleges. I did not ever punch her in the face or in the temple or anywhere else, not then or at any other time." Are we clear on that? [TMZ]

"People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you… whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses." — Janet Jackson, who looks stunning on the cover of Health magazine. [Just Jared]

"I cried, like, five times at various points over the four months. It's really f**king hard. It's much harder than it looks. But at the same time, it was kind of exhilarating to be learning chords and putting them together." — Gwyneth Paltrow on learning how to play guitar. [WonderWall]

"Someone was talking about this supposed rivalry between Rob Pattinson and [me], and what's awesome about this is, between the pair of us, we are striking a blow for the paler man." — Daniel Radcliffe. [People]

"I'm not doing the Muppets movie. They haven't asked me. I would do it if they asked me." — Jane Lynch. Quick, someone ask her! [The Hollywood Reporter]